I have to admit at first glance,  and I’ve only spent a few minutes with it, WorkFlowy seems like a simple yet powerful way of organizing your thoughts, to-do list, you name it. Can’t wait to play around with it more in the coming days.

Productivity guru Merlin Mann and the creative force behind 43 Folders was at Twitter HQ recently and gave a wonderful talk about meetings, why they’re broken, and how you can go about making them more effective.

I’ve used countless calendar, to-do, and project management apps looking for the right combination. For about a year I’ve used a combo of Basecamp, HiTask, and Outlook ’07. With that said Google Calendar has made some huge improvements in both the interface and functionality in recent months, so I’m going to have to play with it a few hours this weekend and see if it can do what I need.

The most successful companies treat success as a byproduct of achieving their real goal, which is always something bigger and more important than they are.